Nepalese protests: The violent demonstrations broke out in Kathmandu, after the government announced the ban on social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, with the citation of their inability to register with the authorities in the middle of the intervention against abuse. 16 people were killed and 100 were injured, police spokesman Kathmandu Valley Shekhar Khanal AFP said. In the parts of the capital, a all -day prohibition was imposed.
Nepalese news: What do we know about protests so far
- “We imposed a ban on walking, which will remain in force until 22:00 local time (1615 GMT) to control the situation after the protesters began violently,” Muktiram Rijal, spokesman for the district office in Kathmandu. He mentioned that the police have instructions for the use of waterworks, batons and rubber bullets to manage the crowd.
2. Thousands of young people, including students holding national flags and labels, were prevented by the police from the March to the Parliament building, where protests were forbidden after the officers have set up barbed wire barricades to block their journey.
“Stop a ban on social media, stop corruption not social media,” the gene from (people born between 1995 and 2010) sang. Tiktok, which was banned in 2023 for disrupting “social harmony, good will and spread of rude materials” and raised last year, continues to work without obstacles.
4. According to local media, the protesters marched from Damak Chowk towards the municipal office, where they burned the portrait of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and tried to push through the city gates. The police responded by burning rubber bullets and critically injured one person. The situation has intensified as demonstrators also lit several motorcycles.
5. Yujan Rajbhandari, 24 Student mentioned: “We were launched by a ban on social media, but that’s not the only reason we are gathered here. We want to see the change.” Another student of IKSham Tumrok, 20, said she was protesting against the “authoritarian approach” of the government and added “others lasted, but it must end our generations”. “There was a movement abroad against corruption, and they (the government) are afraid that this could happen here,” said protesting Bhumik Bharati, AFP said.
6. Police spokesman in Nepal said that security staff is one of the injured and is currently accepted at a civil hospital in Kathmandu for treatment, says PTI.
7. The military authorities confirmed that the army was mobilized to handle the situation.
8. The Chief Director of Chhabi Lal Rijal said in the announcement: “No movement of people, demonstrations, meetings, gathering or sit-in will be allowed in a limited zone.”
9. The prohibition of rising consists of numerous zones with high security, such as the presidential residence (Shital Niwas), the residence of Vice President in Lainchaur, Maharajgunj, all sides of Singha Durbar, the residence of the Prime Minister in Baluwatar and nearby areas.
10. Nepalese artists, actors and entertainers supported their support. Actor Hari Bansha Acharya took on Facebook and said, “Today’s youth does more than just think-expensive questions. Why did this road collapse? Who is responsible?
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